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Contents: recordings of balafon, kora, drumming, and other music of The Gambia.
Associated resource by Lynne Jessup: The Mandinka Balafon: An Introduction with Notation for Teaching (Xylo Publications, 1983)
Field recording numbers: 584-592, 595, 602-607, 643A, 643B, 644, 661A, 661B, 662A, 662B, 663A, 663B, 664A, 664B, 665A, 665B, 666A, 666B, 667A, 667B, 668A, 668B, 669, 670, 671A, 671B, 672A, 672B, 673-697, 703, 745-776, 783-786, 1072-1087, 1161-62, 1162-63, 1164-65, 1166-1167, 1169-1170, 1277-1279, 1339-1340, 1380-1381, 1410-1412, "Pitch Anaysis" (unnumbered), "Traditional Music of the Gambia - L. Jessup" (unnumbered)
Digitization of 138 audio cassettes completed 8/2015 (48 kHz, 24-bit); files stored in 3 folders - 2013-20_Jessup_1, 2013-20_Jessup_2, and 2013-20_Jessup_3.
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Documentation: Summary list
The University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives has been collecting and curating unique ethnographic music recordings for over 50 years. Its holdings of more than 15,000 items include field recordings documenting music traditions of all kinds from most areas of the world, concert recordings of visiting musicians, and films and videos of a variety of musical events, as well as several hundred musical instruments. The Archives serves the students and faculty in the UW Ethnomusicology Program, the broader university community, Pacific Northwest tribes, and an international clientele of musicians, students, and teachers.